Yang-Ho Kang

Residual Appendicular Lean Mass as a Marker of Metabolic Capacity: Association with Insulin Resistance in Korean Adults.

BACKGROUND The skeletal muscle plays a central role in glucose metabolism, but absolute muscle mass is strongly influenced by both body size and adiposity. Herein, we investigated whether residual appendicular lean mass (ALM), a body-size-adjusted measure of the skeletal muscle reserve, was associated with insulin resi...